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House Democrats will see a slew of new far-left lawmakers enter their ranks next year after Tuesday night's midterm elections.
Republicans face hard midterm election lessons on candidate quality, primary elections and endorsements as House and Senate leadership changes loom.
The Major League Baseball Players Association rejected MLB's new salary cap proposal as the Brewers' dominant World Series run undercuts owner claims.
Christian Yelich shared his optimism about avoiding an MLB lockout while celebrating the Brewers' first World Series at a Raising Cane's event.
Apple's first touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899 with a PROLED XDR OLED display, but the non-touch M6 model costs $900 less at $1,999.
The NBA's "Get In The Game. VOTE." campaign saw all 30 teams sit out Tuesday's midterm election as players wore vote shirts at Monday's games.
Miami tops the first CFP rankings, but Indiana sitting at No. 4 with zero ranked wins and the Big 12's three-bid scenario raise .
Caitlin Clark revealed on Kylie Kelce's "Not Gonna Lie" podcast why she refused to wear the custom Colts jersey at an Indianapolis game last season.
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James Talarico toppled Ken Paxton, and Gina Hinojosa unseated Greg Abbott as Texas delivered historic Democratic upsets in the 2026 midterms.
France logged roughly 1,320 antisemitic incidents in 2025 while swastika graffiti clusters and intifada calls spread across the United States and beyond.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is deploying state election observers amid concerns the DOJ's federal monitoring could intimidate voters.
President Donald Trump blamed rising gas prices from the Iran conflict for GOP midterm losses, saying Americans backed the war but not the pain.
Sen. Ron Wyden's one-word post — "Subpoenas" — set the tone as Democrats celebrated reclaiming both the House and Senate in 2026 midterms.
Abdul El-Sayed mocked Trump and JD Vance in a combative victory speech after defeating Mike Rogers, calling his opponents "the bad guys" who lost.
Attorney General Aaron Ford ousts Gov. Joe Lombardo to become Nevada's first Black governor, handing Democrats unified control of state government.
Critics keep declaring Trumpism dead, but Laura Ingraham argues that the economic, geopolitical and cultural record tells a very different story about MAGA's durability.
Frances Staudt celebrated as Washington's Initiative 638 held a commanding lead in a historic vote to protect girls sports across K-12 athletics.
Democrats flipped GOP seats in Texas, Ohio, Iowa, North and South Carolina as a blue tsunami swept midterm elections far beyond expectations.
Johnny Garcia defeated Republican Carlos De La Cruz in Texas' redrawn 35th Congressional District, defying a Trump-backed redistricting map.
Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking a fifth term representing Louisiana's 4th Congressional District in the House of Representatives.
Josh Turek's Iowa Senate win over Ashley Hinson marks the first time Democrats captured the seat since 2008 in a state Trump won by double digits.
John Thune intends to run for Senate minority leader after Republicans lost at least five seats in the 2026 midterm elections, a source says.
"Pod Save America" hosts celebrated Democratic midterm wins on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Tuesday night as the party was projected to retake control of Congress.
Abdul El-Sayed toppled Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim U.S. senator, overcoming Trump's attacks on his faith and alleged foreign ties.